China News Network, December 3, tonight's food documentary reality show "The Taste of the People" will broadcast the third issue. In this episode, Nicholas Tse came to Ding Zhen's hometown of Litang. Under the leadership of the two, the beautiful scenery of Litang will be presented to the audience, and there are also rare and interesting activities such as picking matsutake mushrooms and yak "beauty pageants".
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In the program, Nicholas Tse will change into local costumes, ride a black pony, and go to Ding Zhen's home at the foot of Ge Nie Shen Mountain to experience the authentic Life of Litang.
Hospitable locals have a ritualistic concept of life, in Ding Zhen's home can be seen everywhere neatly arranged, a considerable number of pots and pans are to cope with the gathering of relatives and friends; the dim sum for entertaining guests is composed of "hard dishes" such as yak stewed blood sausage, yak beef jerky, and rice dumplings; the exquisite butter tea making process, Ding Zhen's "ritual sense of small secrets" for falling asleep... Through the lens of the show, these interesting details of life will be presented to the audience one by one.
In the show, Nicholas Tse and Ding Zhen will also go to the forest to start a "mountain treasure adventure" - digging matsutake mushrooms. In order to dig up the matsutake mushrooms, they had to look carefully on the slippery slopes of fifty or sixty degrees, turning over the moss-covered mud little by little, and several slips made Xie Tingfeng can't help but start questioning "it is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down the mountain.". And Tse Tingfeng's "instinct" was also stimulated by the mountain fruits scattered in the forest and the fragrant green leaves, which made him want to taste it many times.
In the process of digging matsutake mushrooms, Ding Zhen also explained in detail a series of local "rules" for Xie Tingfeng, such as the long whistle before entering the mountain, which is a "special agreement" between locals and animals in the forest; after digging out the matsutake mushrooms, covering the roots with soil is their protection of nature and the secret of the "inexhaustible" of the matsutake mushrooms. Through this "Mountain Treasure Adventure", the audience can not only see the beautiful scenery in the forest and the delicious food, but also feel the life concept of Litang people and nature.
In the show, Ding Zhen will show his skillful technique of making matsutake steamed buns, and Nicholas Tse will also use his own picks of matsutake and local ingredients to make a dry fried matsutake for Ding Zhen and his family. In addition to experiencing a matsutake feast, Ding Zhen will also take Nicholas Tse to the ranch to learn various herders' necessary skills, try milking cows and making ghee, milk residue and other delicacies.
Source: China News Network